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You might expect the #1 solar area in America to be a city like San Franciso or San Diego. According to One Block Off the Grid*, it isn’t one of the largest metro areas, though—it’s Fresno, CA, with a strong lead at 182 watts per capita. That…

Even where I live Brentwood (not near LA -half way between SF and Stockton), there is 3MW of highschool parking lot shades, and several hundred residential systems. This has got to put us ahead of some of those “big-ten” cities. But, anyplace who could claim a large PV (or thermal) plant would be in a whole different league.

Omega Centauri

Barstow Ca? With a big solar thermal plant. Lancaster Ca, which is probably the solar farm capital of the planet? Or does only DG count?

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